高考中单选题必考的10个考点是：①动词的时态和语态、②动词的非谓语形式、③动词及动词词组辨析、④情态动词、⑤连词、⑥代词（尤其是不定代词）、⑦形容词、⑧副词、⑨交际用语和⑩冠词。由此可见，动词是英语的“眼睛”，是高考考查的重点之重点，因此同学们要特别重视动词用法的复习与强化。现在根据上面十个必考点，我们再现了100道经典单选题供同学们回顾与温习。

①

1. Mr Brown has three children, one of whom is a child of six, ___ twins of twelve.

A. another         B. other      

C. the others      D. others

2. Our bad living habits will destroy the earth. Only by changing ___ we live can we save the earth.

A. that    B. what     C. how    D. where

3. —Now that you like the personal computer very much, isn’t it a good idea to get one?

—Well, I’d like to but I can’t afford ___ computer at present.

A. that expensive a    B. a such cheap  

C. that an expensive   D. so cheap

4. —It’s wrong for a student to follow ___ his teachers say.  —It’s true. I can’t agree ___.

A. whatever, more           B. no matter what, more  

C. no matter what, much   D. whatever, much

5. Doing your homework is a sure way to improve your test scores, and this is especially true ___ it comes to classroom tests.

A. before    B. since     C. when     D. unless

6. Be tough-minded, but tender-headed, ___?

A. isn’t it     B. are you    

C. aren’t you    D. will you

7. —How wide is the Yellow River?  —That ___ from where to where.

A. depends    B. changes    C. refers     D. lies

8. —Did you have a good sleep last night? 

—Yes, never sleep ___ .

A. badly  B. better  C. worse   D. best

9. With all the magazines I needed ___ , I left the post office.

A. buying    B. to buy    

C. bought    D. to be bought

10. We are only___ glad to do anything we can ___ her.

A. too, to help   B. very, help  

C. too, help    D. very, helping

11. Tom sat under a tree and seeing his friend, ___ up in no time.

A. to stand    B. standing   

C. stood    D. would stand

12. If you ___ be in time for the early bus, be sure to get up before five in the morning.

A. are to     B. are about to   

C. are going to    D. are due to

13. Without facts, we can’t form a correct opinion, for we need to have actual knowledge___ our thinking.

A. which to be based on  B. which to base on 

C. on which to base  D. which to base

14. —How come you are late for class again? 

—___.

A. Because I missed the bus 

B. By bus and then on foot 

C. Please excuse me 

D. It’s quite wrong

15. The only season that makes one feel ___ is the spring.

A. lively    B. living    C. live     D. lovely

16. —The English exam is not difficult, is it? 

 —___ . even Tom ___ to the top students failed in it.

A. Yes, belonged   B. No,  belonged  

C. Yes, belonging   D. No, belonging

17. In order not to be disturbed, I spent three days ___ up in my study.

A. locking    B. being locked   

C. to look    D. locked

18. In China, shaking hands with each other is a common ___ when people meet for the first time.

A. sense    B. practice  C. rule  D. scene

19. Being lazy ___ Peter his job.

A. lost   B. cost     C. took   D. made

20. My brother John ___ be a good man, but he cannot be a great man.

A. will    B. should  C. can    D. must

②

1. The price___, but I doubt whether it will remain so.

A. went down    B. will go down   

C. has gone done     D. was going down

2. —How did it___ that you made so many mistakes in your homework?

—I myself haven’t figured it out yet.

A. bring about     B. come about     

C. come across     D. occur to

3. ___ information___ stored in this computer.

A. Large quantities of, have been

B. A great many, has been

C. A large quantity of, were

D. Quite a lot, is

4. The discovery of the envidance led to ___.

A. the thief having caught   B. catch the thief  

C. the thief being caught  D. the thief to be caught

5. whom do you want to have___ the parts of a car together?

A. fix     B. to fix      C. fixing     D. fixed

6. There’s a new problem involved in the popularity of private car___ road conditions need ___.

A. that, to be improved  B. which, to be improved 

C. where, improving     D. when, improving

7. Meeting my uncle after all these years was an unforgettable moment, ___ I will always treasure.

A. that      B. one       C. it       D. what

8. ___it rain tomorrow, we would have to put off the visit to the Yangpu Bridge

A. If         B. Should    C. Would      D Will

9. —I promise her daughter she ___ get a nice present on her birthday.

—Will it be a surprise to her?

A. should     B. must     C. would       D. shall

10. With his son___ , the old man felt unhappy.

A. to disappoint    B. to be disappointing    

C. disappointing     D. being disappointed

11. The train___ arrive at 11:30, but it was an hour late.

A. was about to    b. was likely to  

C. was supposed to   D. was certain to

12. —Did you attend the meeting? 

 —I ___ the news if I ___ it.

A. would have known, had attended      

B. would know, attended

C. would know, had attended            

D. would have known, attended

13. ___ your composition carefully, some spelling mistakes can be avoided

A. Having checked    B. Check    

C. If you check      D. To check

14. ___ caused a lot of suspicion among the people.

A. He being kidnapped   B. His being kidnapped  

C. He was kidnapped     D. His kidnapped

15. I don’t really work here; I ___ until the new secretary arrives.

A. just help out             B. have just helped out   

C. am just helping out    D. will just help out

16. He made another wonderful discovery, ___ of great importance to science.

A. which I think is    B. which I think it is 

C. which I think it    D. I think it is

17. He will have learned English for eight years by the time he___ from the university next year.

A. will graduate  B. will have graduated 

C. graduates     D. is to graduated

18. During the examination we are supposed to stay in our seats, keep our eyes on our work, ___ to anyone.

A. instead of speaking  B. rather than speak 

C. and not speak        D. but would not speak

19. Books are the important records we keep___ man’s thoughts, ideas and feelings.

A. up         B. of         C. for         D. on

20. He did it___ it took me.

A. one-third a time      B. one-third time  

C. the one-third time   D. one-third the time

③

1. —Why couldn’t they catch the 6:30 train？

—Because they were delayed by_____ .

A. some heavy traffics     B. heavy traffic    

C. a heavy traffic           D. any heavy traffic

2. The cost was______much for me.

A. so much   B. too much   C. very much  D. much too

3. Reading is to Tom______football to other day.

A. that    B. which   C. as if    D. as

4. ______left before the deadline, it doesn’t seem likely that John will finish the job.

A. Though such a short time  B. Because such a short time

C. With such a short time     D. As such a short time

5. The schoolboys and schoolgirls are walking along the street,_____a small redcap.

A. each of them has  B. they each have     

C. every wears         D. each wearing

6. The door_____. Better have it repaired.

A. isn’t shut         B. hasn’t been shut     

C. won’t be shut    D. won’t shut

7. When people talk about the cities of the U.S. , the first ____comes into their mind is New York.

A. city   B. one   C. that  D. of them

8. Miss Langham arm in arm with Mr Peabody——______sight!

A. how astonishing a    B. so an astonishing    

C. what astonishing a   D. such an astonishing

9. You___use my bike on condition that you give it back to me before I leave here.

A. should   B. must    C. ought  to  D. shall

10. —What do you think of the film？

—Well, at least it’s ___the one I saw last time with Mary.

A. as bad as          B. not as good as     

C. no worse than    D. not better than

11. Most people in that area objected with little effect____a golf playground there.

A. to build   B. of building   C. to have built D. to building

12. —Did you lock the door？

—No, I ____, but I forgot.

A. should  B. must  have  C. must D. should  have

13. —Have you noticed____bike? I left it here this morning. 

—I think I saw one. Is it ___new one?

A. a；a    B. the；the  C. a；the  D. the；a

14. Ten minutes earlier______we could have avoided the accideng.

A. or   B. but    C. so    D. and

15. The customer didn’t choose___of the ties and went away without looking at a third one.

A. many   B. any  C. all   D. either

16. —Where is Tom? —Well,he___you____here.Otherwise he would come down right now.

A. didn’t know; were 

B. hasn’t  known; are 

C. doesn’t know; are 

D. hadn’t  known; were

17. ____on the top of the mountain is an ancient tower dating back to hundreds of years ago.

A. To  stand      B. Having stood   

C. Standing       D. Stand

18. —How many people are still leading____life under____poverty line in the world?

—Perhaps one  fourth.

A. the; 不填       B. a; the       

C. a; a             D. 不填; 不填

19. —Would you tell me____you want you tea, with sugar or milk?—Sugar, please.

A. whether  B. when  C. what  D. how

20. —George is a wise person. —But in my opinion,he is___but polite.

A. cleverer   B. braver   C. more  brave   D. less  brave